Meet the Artist

C. J. Barnard-Bognar Is best known for her oil paintings of red elephants and her whimsical jewelry line “Little Sidekicks”.

She painted her first elephant in a vivid red (as a warning color) and has since never painted them another color. Her paintings have won numerous awards and hang in private and corporate collections throughout the country.

As a jewelry designer and artist her joy is to create unique, but wearable jewelry. Her Little Sidekicks are so much fun to make, she never tires of thinking up new designs.

Everyone needs a little whimsy in their lives.

Little Sidekicks

Little Sidekicks are tiny, whimsical, collectable, jewelry people, handcrafted by C. J., and each one is unique. Little Sidekicks can be worn as a pendant on a chain, can be hung on a handbag, clipped onto a collar or used as an ornament or a figurine on a desk. Little Sidekicks make a great unique gift and can be made to order with personalized colors and charms.